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It remains terribly funny to me that after one of the worst decades in history for the white sox nearly all the top decision makers don't just remain but got promoted. Hostetler isn't the main guy that you'd point to here, but remains hilarious.

While everyone will point to a very specific trade, in general I am more confident in the sox giving up a reasonable package vs the mets fleecing a trade partner.

Well he's 16, wasn't trying to imply it was injury related. He has increased innings from 3 IP in a start to 5 IP recently but I wasn't sure if a 16 year old would go the full year because frankly we have not had any in DSL that were worth checking in on.

The thing with worrying about Confortos price is we have to consider that the mets are stupid.

Awesome, so cool to see all the soxtalk posters finding platforms.

I don’t know what to think. But it is getting a bit late in the game to offer much runway for players like Mozara. But sometimes it just doesn’t make sense how players like him are so unproductive.

Yeah I don’t mean to elevate them too much. But Delgado was more advanced with the bat than Weaver, who from my understanding was a complete project offensively. And he is still quite young, I think he’s on the earlier end of 19. I don’t expect much if either but I do like he hasn’t completely crashed in pioneer league. Granted his k rate is absurd.

Two guys to do one job is pretty normal for white Sox though, so I can see where it didn’t raise flags.

Scouts don’t control where they are assigned or who makes the picks. Getting two longtime big leaguers is pretty good.

Gladney 2-2. Ivan Gonzalez is destroying AZL and Mendoza is destroying DSL. Why not move them up considering Goldfarb was a late pick and is struggling?

https://theathletic.com/1095338/2019/07/24/white-sox-drafts-will-have-a-new-boss-as-nick-hostetler-moves-to-a-special-assistant-role/ good summary

So Reed isn’t JD Martinez then

Weaver and Delgado both with a homer. Not banner years but I have been decently pleased with them. Treading water at least.

Didn’t say 2.1 WAR anywhere in my post. Discussed being able to supply depth that isn’t negative. 2.1 WAR would be a starter

Jack why do you have to ruin this thread

Sure. So are you saying Madrigal will put up less than 7 career WAR?

People in these discussions focus way too much on “good”, but what if we imagine a system that doesn’t need to replace its CFer with a guy that can only put up a 5 wrc+, a team that could actually internally replace a DH, or had enough depth their fifth starter didn’t need to be Omar despaigne? What if they were just not good enough to be starters but not the worst players in the league? Thats a big advantage of good scouting and development.

That’s good. I think by far my biggest frustration with Sox media was letting hostetler was poetic about how the org emphasizes best player available but then talks about how they needed to add depth in the 2016-18 drafts and that’s why it was so college heavy.

But then...who is the good drafting boy in the FO.

Ugh, this caused me to look across a few teams front office pages. The way the Sox is organized and titles is uhh, noticeable.

Funny enough this was by far my favorite draft of his.

The only outcome I’d care about is if they hire externally, otherwise who cares. I don’t think their drafts have been awful, but considering positioning they are subpar, and 2016 strategy was the most trash thing ever. But, yes, as Sox and bulls fan expectations go, they could have gone worse. And that’s good enough for some.

Seriously. Hoping it’s infusion of PD guys and a pitching dev head

At 18 in A+ I’d be surprised

I'm a little surprised at Vaughns k-rate tbh